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Where is Drayton?

Drayton is located in the county of Leicestershire, East Midlands, four miles north-west of the town of Corby, 17 miles south-east of the major city of Leicester, and 75 miles north-west of London. Drayton lies just north of the Northamptonshire border. Drayton falls within the district council of Harborough, under the county council of Leicestershire. It is in the LE16 postcode district. The post town for Drayton is Market Harborough.

Drayton on a map

Map showing extent of Drayton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Drayton
Map showing location of Drayton within the UK
Location of Drayton within the UK

Which county is Drayton in?

Drayton is in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, the historic county of Leicestershire, and the administrative county of Leicestershire.

Ceremonial CountyLeicestershire
Historic CountyLeicestershire
Administrative CountyLeicestershire

Where is Drayton in Leicestershire?

Drayton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Leicestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Leicestershire.

Map showing location of Drayton within Leicestershire
Location of Drayton within Leicestershire

What is the postcode for Drayton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Drayton is LE16 8RQ.

Where is Drayton in LE16?

Drayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LE16 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LE16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Drayton within LE16
Location of Drayton within LE16

What is the post town for Drayton?

The post town for Drayton is Market Harborough. Drayton is in the LE16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Market Harborough.

What is the latitude and longitude of Drayton?

The centre of Drayton is located at position 52.52149° latitude and -0.77744° longitude.

Latitude52.52149°
Longitude-0.77744°

What is the easting and northing of Drayton?

The centre of Drayton is located at the grid reference easting 483048 and northing 292215 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting483048
Northing292215

What are the nearest towns to Drayton?

Position of Drayton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the town.

north-west
4m
Drayton is 4 miles north-west of Corby
south-west
5m
Drayton is 5 miles south-west of Uppingham
north
6m
Drayton is 6 miles north of Desborough
north-east
7m
Drayton is 7 miles north-east of Market Harborough
north
9m
Drayton is 9 miles north of Kettering
south
10m
Drayton is 10 miles south of Oakham
north
12m
Drayton is 12 miles north of Burton Latimer
north-west
13m
Drayton is 13 miles north-west of Thrapston
west
13m
Drayton is 13 miles west of Oundle
north-west
15m
Drayton is 15 miles north-west of Irthlingborough

What are the nearest cities to Drayton?

Position of Drayton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the city.

south-east
17m
Drayton is 17 miles south-east of Leicester
west
23m
Drayton is 23 miles west of Peterborough
east
32m
Drayton is 32 miles east of Coventry
north
33m
Drayton is 33 miles north of Milton Keynes
south-east
34m
Drayton is 34 miles south-east of Nottingham
south-east
41m
Drayton is 41 miles south-east of Derby
north-west
44m
Drayton is 44 miles north-west of Cambridge
west
45m
Drayton is 45 miles west of Ely
east
46m
Drayton is 46 miles east of Lichfield
east
48m
Drayton is 48 miles east of Birmingham